On the Magistrates of the Roman Republic

the matters set down concerning the months original Greek: τὰ περὶ μηνῶν τεθέντα page 24, line 21; the treatise concerning the months original Greek: τὸ περὶ μηνῶν page 128, line 2. He divided this work (as far as we can judge from the epitomes Abridgments or summaries of a larger work., which alone survive) into four volumes—that is, sections. He dedicated it, as Suidas A massive 10th-century Byzantine Greek historical encyclopedia. is our witness in the Kuster edition (Vol. II, page 131), to Gabriel, the Praetorian Prefect original: P. P., standing for Praefectus Praetorio, one of the highest administrative offices in the late Roman Empire.; see above on page vj. In this book, having traversed the span of the entire year, he diligently followed the festival days of the Roman people—in what manner and for what reason each was celebrated—from the beginning of Roman history down to the Emperor Justinian. He did this by drawing from reliable authors, including many Greeks as well as Latins: Gavius Bassus, Fontejus, Aquilinus, Cincius, Marcus Varro, Maximus, Visellius, Apuleius, Marcus Messala, Cornelius Labeo, Seneca, Valens, Mummius, and others who are now either entirely or largely lost. Had fortune willed that this work survive, I believe we would admire in it a wealth of material, erudition, and knowledge of ancient affairs no less than we admire the variety, sharp wit, and sweetness of genius in the Fasti of Publius Ovidius Ovid’s famous poetic calendar of the Roman year., who chose a similar theme for himself. But indeed, that book has perished in its entirety, except for two leaves preserved in the Caseolinus Codex A manuscript named after its former owner, the scholar Janus Casper Suicer (Caseolinus)., and furthermore, two epitomes that are found scattered here and there in various libraries. These were published at Leipzig in the year 1794 in octavo A book size where the printer's sheet is folded into eight leaves. from a transcript by Nicolaus Schow, a most distinguished man, and...